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About the Ride Artist Brings Celestial Spin to Art Page 3

TOPNEWS n Circus ruckus Resident raises concerns during council meeting

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n Track project Architects tell board delays are possible. Page 5

n Quilters Guild Group includes artists of all skill levels

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Sept. 15 12:15 a.m. — A man advised that his fiancé has attacked him. He was bleeding and drunk, The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), which transferred the initial call to the Eureka Springs Police Department (ESPD), advised that the man was staying at a local motel. Officers responded and arrested a man and a woman, both for disorderly conduct and public intoxication. 8:42 a.m. — A caller requested to speak with an officer about a possible attempted break-in at her residence. An officer responded and advised that no report was needed, but the house was placed on extra patrol. 6:47 p.m. — CCSO asked ESPD to be on the lookout for a shoplifter who left Berryville in a blue vehicle with a male driver headed west on Highway 62. An officer responded to the east city limits but did not see a vehicle matching the description. Sept. 16 2:57 a.m. — A traffic stop at the junction of Highway 23 South and Highway 62 re-

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About the Ride:

Artist Brings Celestial Spin to Art By Jennifer Jackson

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Wayne Basile and Carol Cross were riding his Harley Softtail on one of their favorite rides, Rock House Road from Eureka Springs to Berryville, when suddenly he stopped the bike. “I just got an epiphany,” Wayne told Carol. “I have a piece of art you have to do.” The idea that came to Wayne: a painting of a man with a long white beard riding a Harley, the planet Earth and the moon receding in the background. The title: “The 7th Day.” The painting is the first of a series of posters Carol is creating to commemorate a local ride in conjunction with Bikes, Blues and Barbecue. The posters and the original painting are on display at Art & Soul, the new gallery the couple has opened on Highway 62 on the east side of town. Carol will also have the painting on display in the Motorcycle Art Show at the Auditorium Saturday, along with three other paintings that capture the cosmic side of biking that transcends the road. “These are the first of a series called “About the Ride,’” she said. “We are going to feature biker art in the gallery.” Their backstory: Wayne brought Carol to Eureka Springs during Bikes, Blues and BBQ two years ago, telling her she wouldn’t want to go home once

she saw the town. They were sitting in the Roadhouse Restaurant when he proposed that he retire and they move to Eureka, where they would fulfill Carol’s dream to have a gallery to show her art and a house with a studio where she could work. Her response, Carol said: “Don’t mess with me.” Originally from New Jersey, Wayne had a massage therapy practice in Dallas. Carol, who is from Ohio, had gone to college in Texas, earnring degrees in graphic design from the University of Texas and education from Texas A & M. She was living in Plano, Texas, when she met Wayne through friends. Their meeting was a testament to Wayne’s belief in positive thinking. “I told myself there had to be a woman somewhere within 10 miles who liked to ride,” he said. Although her mother didn’t like motorcycles and didn’t allow Carol to ride, she remembers cleaning the Indian on the four-cylinder motorcycle her father, William Howell, built from parts. When Carol met Wayne, that part of her past fell into place with her art, she said. Carol has already sold her first print from the new series. Titled “Ahead of the Storm,” the painting shows a woman riding with her border collie through the night, lightning flashing across the sky. Dogs are another passion of the artist, who does canine portraits that will be in

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A family snapshot shows Carol on an Indian motorcycle her father built from parts. Indian motorcycles are featured in the movie, “The World’s Fastest Indian,” to be shown in the Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, in conjunction with BB&BBQ by Eureka Classic Movies. Admission is $5.

the next Good Shepherd Humane Society fundraiser. Other paintings that are About the Ride: “Magic Carpet Ride,” of a couple on a ride in Dallas on a hot summer night, and “Too Blue for You,” which contains a story of a romance gone bad, Carol said. She has another 22 ideas for the series sketched out, and hopes to have a number of paintings completed by 2015 Bikes, Blues & BBQ. One will be used for the collectible poster. “Every year they’ll get a different See Ride, page 21

Motorcycle Art Show

The second annual Motorcycle Art Show is Friday, Sept. 26, and Saturday, Sept. 27, in the lower level of the Eureka Springs Auditorium. No admission charge. Show will feature art by local and regional artists, including prints by “Ride Magazine” artist Johnny Davis, photography by Mariellen Griffith and original paintings, prints and posters by Carole Cross.

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Circus plans draw criticism from resident By David Blankenship

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Controversy arose during Monday night’s meeting of the Eureka Springs City Council over the upcoming Carson and Barnes Circus’ Nov. 5 performance at Lake Leatherwood Park. During the public comments portion of the meeting, Rachel Brix presented her case for stopping the performance. “On Nov. 5, eight semis worth of circus paraphernalia will be at Lake Leatherwood for two 1,500 seat shows,” Brix said. “Since the implementation of the 1966 Animal Welfare Act, Carson and Barnes has been repeatedly cited by the USDA for dozens upon dozens of safety violations.” According to a packet provided by Brix, Carson and Barnes has been cited dozens of times with violations that include runaway animals, harsh treatment using clubs, electric prods, blow torches, baseball bats, fists and bull hooks to force animals ranging from dogs to elephants into compliance. She brought a replica of a bull hook, a pole affixed with a hook used to train elephants, as a visual aid. Also cited by Brix was Eureka Springs Animal Care Code 604.05, which protects animals from abuse and overwork. Brix asked the council to review its guidelines for events at Lake Leatherwood and enact a policy that prohibits animal circuses from using the park as a venue. Later in the meeting, the circus was added to the agenda for discussion on

Oct.13. There is good news for library patrons as the council passed ordinance 2218, which changes the one-hour parking on six spaces between Crescent Springs and the library to two-hour time limits. The extended time reflects the needs of patrons who must wait to use a computer and those patrons who enjoy taking their time reading in the library’s comfortable atmosphere. New signage will be forthcoming. Five citizens voiced their support for Alderwoman Mickey Schneider to send a Freedom of Information Act request to Boone-Carroll Water District asking for the exact contents of the fluoride to be added to the Eureka Springs water supply. “The biggest thing we do by making the FOIA request is to show due diligence,” Schneider said. “We want to get the best fluoride possible.” According to Schneider, Chinese fluoride is made industrially and often contains impurities such as arsenic and lead. The current provider has no requirement to disclose the contents of the mandated additive. Schneider said the FOIA is step one of a two-step process to keep Eureka Spring’s water fluoride-free. ‘It’s a matter of getting our ducks in a row,” Alderwoman Joyce Zeller said. “As of last month, fluoride will no longer be manufactured in the United States.” With no American fluoride, all new orders will come from China.

The council encouraged Schneider to make the FOIA. Alderman Dee Purkeypile reported on the status of the city’s efforts to either buy a new sewer-cam/jetter or contract an outside pumping company to do the work of keeping the city’s sewer clean. It was reported at the last city council meeting that a used jetter would cost the city at least $50,000. Purkeypile said B and B Plumbing has made an offer to lower their rates if they are given a contract for all the city’s business. Purkeypile said there are concerns that most plumbing cameras are too small to be effective in the the city’s largest lines, that the city would need its own licensed operator on site whenever the contractor was being used and that the city would need its own insurance policy to cover damages and liabilities to a contractor’s equipment. Public Works Director Dwayne Allen is getting more details. No decision was made. Schneider requested that City Attorney Tim Weaver draft guidelines for tree trimming in the city. Weaver said that most of the alleged damage to trees during recent trimming was done on private property, and that the city has no say in a matter between a business and a private property owner. Alderman Terry McClung reported on the status of the new public works building. According to McClung, Allen has taken the plans to the state for approval. The next regular council meeting is scheduled for Oct. 13.

Good Shepherd plans membership drive October is Membership Drive Month for the Good Shepherd Humane Society. Membership dues provide food and care for the homeless animals of Carroll County housed at the non-profit no-kill shelter. Members receive a membership card, bi-annual newsletters and a 10 percent discount on anything at the Doggie Thrift

Shop, event/fundraiser tickets and adoption fees with card proof of membership. The membership is year-round. Dues are $20 for individual adults, $40 for families, $100 for businesses and $5 for kids whose families are not members. Every $20 saves one cat and dog per day. Membership dues should be renewed annually during the

month you joined. You’ll receive a yearly reminder from the spokes-cat, Pookie. Membership forms are available at either Doggie Shop and the shelter. If you don’t have a form, just send a check marked for membership to GSHS, P.O. Box 285 in Eureka Springs. You can also join online via PayPal at GoodShepherd-hs.org.

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Track resurfacing project may be delayed, architects tell school board By Kathryn Lucariello CCNhi@cox-internet.com

EUREKA SPRINGS – Several issues of concern may extend the time it takes to resurface the middle school track, Laura and Charlie Morrison of Morrison Architecture told the Eureka Springs School Board Thursday. In July, the board approved the project to resurface the track and replace concrete in front of the bleachers and light poles. The project was in last year’s and this year’s budgets, Superintendent David Kellogg said. He said in July there had been problems getting bids, so the whole project was submitted to the state as one package, which the board approved. At Thursday’s meeting, the Morrisons handed out a bid tabulation form that showed two bidders for the electrical work, two for the track resurfacing and three for the track asphalt underlayment, but no bids on the concrete work. They said the concrete and electrical work have to be done before the track resurfacing

is started. Electrical work consists of replacing eight wooden light poles with metal poles, replacing wiring on six poles and replacing control panels. They said the existing light poles have been struck by lightning numerous times, as they were not properly grounded, and they have been damaged by woodpeckers. Because the poles are at the end of the track, they can only be accessed by heavy trucks driving across the track surface and working from the inside because the ground slopes down outside the track. To help preserve the track’s asphalt subsurface, which may or may not need replacing, the trucks will drive across three-quarter-inch sheets of plywood. Charlie Morrison said they are talking to a local concrete contractor about doing the work. There is a long lead time on electrical poles, six to eight weeks, Laura Morrison said, so in reality the first two tasks may not be completed until November or December, which would mean the resurfacing cannot take place

All-new ‘Voices’ to be heard at Silent City The Eureka Springs Historical Museum will host its sixth annual “Voices from Eureka’s Silent City” cemetery walking tour on the third and fourth Friday and Saturday in October, (Oct. 17,18, 24 and 25) In addition, there will also be performances on Thursday, Oct. 16 this year. The living history tours feature live actors in period costumes telling the stories of the early citizens of Eureka Springs. This year you will hear from some “Heroes, Healers and Humdingers” who will tell of their years in Eureka Springs, and you will discover the reason for the theme of the tours this year. Some were heroes, others were healers, and yes, some fit the bill as humdingers. Tours begin at 5:30 p.m. and leave every 20 minutes, the last at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are

$10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. They may be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce, any Cornerstone Bank location, or the museum downtown at 95 S. Main Street. There is no parking at the cemetery, but free parking and shuttle service will be provided at the former Victoria Inn parking lot located on Hwy 62 East. See a map at www.EurekaSpringsHistoricalMuseum. org The event is a fundraising project of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum. For more information, call 479-253-9417; or e-mail info@EurekaSpringsHistoricalMuseum.org Tickets will be available at the parking site, or they may be reserved by calling the museum.

this year because of temperatures. “We need to 50 to 60 degrees minimum and temperatures rising,” Laura said. “Asphalt has to cure for 21 days.” She said the best option is to wait until summer to do the resurfacing. Electrical bids came in from King Electrical for $152,848 and Knuth Electric/Old Town Electric (who teamed up) for $184,530. The board approved King. On surfacing, Fisher Track quoted $135,156 and Hellas Construction, $152,162. The Morrisons said Fisher is willing to honor their bid into next year. The board awarded the bid to Fisher. The asphalt contractors, however, cannot extend their bids into next year, Charlie said, because asphalt is based on the price of oil, which is volatile, but he said one contractor didn’t think it would change drastically by next year. The lowest bid for asphalt came in from

Hutchens Construction, for $41,304, but their bid would have been disqualified because the bid did not comply with requirements as outlined in the package. The other two bids were from Tomlinson Asphalt, for $43,998, and APAC Central, Inc., for $51,750. Asphalt work may not need to be done, the Morrisons said, if the existing 30-yearold subsurface is still good. One contractor thought it might be, and the other said it could crumble. Total estimate for the project, without asphalt, is around $300,000, Kellogg said, plus architectural and engineering fees, which the Morrisons said would add about another 6.5 percent. “If it goes over $400,000, I’d be surprised,” Kellogg said. In other business, the board: • Approved graphics for the new trip coach the district recently purchased. The graphics See Track, page 22

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Bikes, Views and Barbecue: Ice House is draw for bikers

By Jennifer Jackson

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Last year, Joey Arceneaux and his girlfriend, Carolyn, rode their bike from Dallas to Eureka Springs during Bikes, Blues and Barbecue. Arriving at 2 Wheels on the Pig Trail on Highway 23 South, they told owner Elise Hageman that they wanted to get married. Wearing leathers, they were united in matrimony on the deck by the bartender, Jeremy Byington, who is a licensed minister. Witnesses were the other customers, who joined in the celebration afterwards. This year, the Arceneauxs are returning to celebrate their first anniversary at 2 Wheels on the Pig Trail, an ice house that’s open during festival weekends. Last year, 2,000 bikers showed up during Bikes, Blues & Barbecue. This year, Hageman and her new business partner, Matt Jecker, are gearing up for an even bigger crowd. The draw: cold beer, barbecue and panoramic views of the Ozarks from the decks behind the building, which also opens up on one side. “Bikers love their freedom, and that’s what our atmosphere is all about,” Jecker said. “It gives them a sense of space.” Hageman bought the building and 10 acres four years ago with partner Wayne Cockrell. They remodeled the building, formerly a welding shop, and opened for business that year for Bikes, Blues and Barbecue, immediately drawing customers. That 2 Wheel is on “Biker Main Street” -- Highway 23 above the Pig Trail -- and provides access to the natural beauty of the Ozarks has made it a popular stop for bikers from the beginning. “They love it when they get here,” Jecker said. “It becomes their favorite place.” In addition to festival weekends, 2 Wheels is only open for special events or for private parties. But Hageman and Cockrell’s goal was not to make money, but to raise money for charities and provide support for bikers who have been injured or the families of bikers killed in

accidents. “It’s always been about giving back,” Hageman said. In 2013, Cockrell was killed in a motorcycle accident, and Hageman also lost her father, who was a big part of getting 2 Wheels off the ground, including building the first deck. She was wondering how she would continue when Jecker contacted her about a venture he was considering. “I didn’t expect to be in this business,” he said, “but we’re now business partners. We thought we could conquer more if we teamed up. My job is to keep her rolling in the direction it’s going.” Hageman grew up in Springfield, Mo., and has been a biker since she was old enough to sit on a bike. Before moving to Eureka Springs, she lived to Dallas, where she worked for 10 years as a high-couture fashion model, traveling to New York and all over the country. Then she worked as a legal assistant, a job she still does part time in Eureka Springs. Jecker, who is from the Kansas City area, lived in Springfield for 20 years, where he had a countertop installation business. Three years ago he and spouse Debbie Jecker and son Colton decided to close the business and move to Eureka Springs. In June, Matt became a partner in 2 Wheels. To get ready for the hordes of bikers during Bikes, Blues and BBQ, a second deck was added on the back of the building, and the paved, level parking space expanded fourfold, Jecker said. Future plans call for building an amphitheater with a stage on the hillside below the deck. They eventually hope to hold swap meets, poker runs, concerts and fundraisers for veterans and special needs, Jecker said. 2 Wheels has raised money for the Berryville Senior Center, and is focusing on fundraising for Special Olympics this year. “Bikers as a group have always been generous,” he said. “Bikers have always had a great heart.” In the past four years, 2 Wheels has

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Elise Hageman and Matt Jecker with the 2 Wheels T-shirt he designed.

drawn bikers from almost every state, including Hawaii and Alaska, Hageman said. One biker from New Zealand who ships his bike over comes back every year with his little dog, she said. To help out during BB & BBQ weekend, a group of her friends come from Dallas every year. Joey and Carolyn Arceneaux are part of that circle, which is why they presumed to arrive with no notice last year and request a wedding. “They just showed up and said they wanted to get married,” Hageman said. Having the business open on a fulltime schedule, Thursday through Sunday, is also a goal, one the partners hope to achieve by next spring. 2 Wheels on the Pig Trail is located at 2250 Hwy. 23 S., about 3 miles south of Eureka Springs. It will be open Thursday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 28. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gorilla Blues is scheduled to play Thursday, Midnight Ride plays Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday, there’s an open mike with Larry Glover. Having the business open on a fulltime schedule, Thursday through Sunday, is their goal, one the partners hope to achieve by next spring. Finding good blues bands to play is another, Jecker said. And the owners want people to know that everyone is welcome.

“You don’t have to show up wearing chaps,” Hageman said. For more information: 2wheelsonthepigtrail.com.

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Editorial ‘The fatal sequence’

iscredited ideas, outright lies and misinformation have a pesky way of circulating around until they are accepted as truth. People sometimes massage history to prove their points, and most times they get away without anyone checking too closely. In rare instances it seems the massaged “truth” is so compelling and timely that it creates a point of view with merit. Many people are aware of “The Tytler Cycle” aka “The Fatal Sequence,” which until recently has been attributed to Andrew Fraser Tytler, a Scottish judge, author and historian specializing in Greek and Roman history. It has been circulating around the United States since the early ‘50s, was invoked by Ronald Reagan in the ‘60s and has been picking up steam in popularity from the ‘90s until today. Tytler often has been credited for another gloomy prediction that is popularly known as “Why Democracies Fail.” I think this story is worth sharing as it presents America with a dire warning for what almost surely will be our future if, as a country, we can’t disrupt the cycle somehow. I repeat, the ideas are timely and relevant; however, Andrew Fraser Tytler probably never wrote them. The premise of why democracies fail: A democracy is always temporary in nature; it cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship (sometimes referred to as a monarchy).” misattributed to Andrew Fraser Tytler in 1787 Tytler goes on to say a democracy’s life-cycle is 200 years from bondage to freedom to dictatorship. Tytler supposedly included the above-mentioned quote in a treatise that outlined the decline of ancient Athenian democracy. It is, whoever actually penned it, pretty much spot-on accurate. 1787 was a couple of years into George Washington’s presidency making this story, in the ‘90s, much more resonant (or sexier as we called it back then) to the typical American. The idea sets out a sequence of inevitable stages that a democracy will follow until it reverts to a dictatorship. These stag-

es vary slightly depending on who is writing about them, but the logic is the same. A democracy will move from bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependence back into bondage. For example, the colonists were arguably in bondage under King George III and developed a faith that they could have their freedom. Under Washington, colonists believed they could defeat Britain; their courage led to liberty after the American Revolution. Exercising its liberty, America endured the inner strife of the Civil War through WWII into our position of world power after the war. The “Greatest Generation” led America into a period of great abundance. According to the cycle, our zenith as a democracy peaked during the 1950s and 1960s. Enter the “Leave it to Beaver” stage where baby boomers and my generation knew things would work out great, although we had not a clue how. We were the USA, after all. This period of unearned abundance lasted through the Kennedy assassination, through the turbulent ‘60s. I was part of a rudderless ‘70s that somehow led to the selfishness that defined the ‘80s. The indulgent ‘90s seemed to lead to a state of complacency. In this stage, an entire generation had not fought and won a war; they watched as an American president was assassinated under dubious circumstances, watched as another resigned. This generation sat powerless as countries that needed our help went unaided. What happened to John Wayne and the calvary? The country’s image as undisputed leader of the world started to fade. Eventually, we realized something was wrong, but many Americans were too busy making a living and raising a family to care enough to give the matter much thought. America’s stage of complacency quickly moved toward apathy. Next stop – bondage, or so the folktale of the “Fatal Sequence” would indicate if we accept Tytler, or whomever dreamed this thing up. A quick Google search will offer many other detailed parallels between the so-called Tytler Cycle and the United States, or you can sort it out as I have. I can’t say I’m happy about following this “Fatal Sequence,” but as the alleged Chinese quote goes, “May you live in interesting times.”

Citizens of the Week

Danny Cameron is this week’s Citizen of the Week. Mr. Cameron has been volunteering and accomplishing good works for more than 18 years – here in Eureka Springs, in Magazine, Greenwood and Green Forest. His willingness to make things happen is inspiring. Danny started a football program in Magazine by starting 18 years ago coaching kids. Today the town has a football team. Naysayers told him there would never be football in Magazine: Danny Cameron proved them wrong. Danny volunteered his time last year by putting

on a carnival, which netted about $1,200 for programs at the school. This time he’s decided to go a step farther by bring the whole circus to town. He’s worked a deal with Carson and Barnes Circus that gives an after-school program at Eureka Springs Elementary 25 percent of the ticket proceeds for the Nov. 5 performances at Lake Leatherwood. Danny has opened his wallet wide to cover expenses associated with the event. He asks for sponsors from the community to help him with some of these expenses. Sponsors will be listed on banners at the circus.

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Open letter of thanks

Desiree Sheppard “Bubbles”

Yes, I think we should support the people in the show who’ve developed the skills it takes to do the things they do.

Curtis Sallee

Olga Jensen

If I have time, sure. I’d go.

Yes, yes I would. It’d be great.

“Rock Fan”

“Bambina”

I want to thank everyone in the Eureka Springs School District for your vote of confidence in giving me the opportunity to serve you as a new board member. Although I was running unopposed I believe that was with purpose. I want to assure you that I will be your advocate representing the best for your children. I am a parent of a student who is dyslexic with that I have personal experience in understanding the challenges facing those with learning disabilities. I am committed to be a true representation in all regards. I believe that all children and young adults should have every opportunity to succeed in life with minor obstacles. The children are our future! Please feel free to contact me via my websites with any questions or ideas you may have. Again thank you, Glenn Coggeshell

Impressions from Hospital Commission meeting Smith Treuer “Rogue”

Well, I grew up loving the circus, and I only ran away with three of them.

Tom Beckendorf “Wilbur”

No, I’m afraid of clowns.

Judy Pharr “Mama Pea”

Yes, I would take my grandkids, too.

I attended the most recent Eureka Springs Hospital Commission meeting. Also in attendance were Mayor Morris Pate, Alderwoman, Mickey Schneider, Tom Dees and numerous members of the Eureka Springs Hospital guild. Chairman Michael Merry enumerated the options available to the commission with regard to replacing the hospital. He circulated a news article which presented the limited future of rural hospitals, since the full range of services would be unaffordable. The new pattern in-

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volves providing critical emergency care and referral of patients to larger full service hospitals. Mr. Dees reiterated his offer of land with available water and wastewater facilities. He also pointed out that finance charges for the proposed 20 million dollar hospital at the west edge of Eureka Springs would likely be at least 1 million per year. He questioned affordability. As to the establishment of sewer and water service to the West Eureka site, he asked if this would be funded by new taxes or through new or refinanced bonds. Alderwoman Schneider said they will have available money next year and they wouldn’t spend a dime until Allegiant broke ground. As an aside, I recall being involved in a project years ago and all that happened was some initial breaking of ground. Not mentioned was the real possibility, that the only user of the new water/wastewater line would be the hospital since existing facilities along the way utilize wells and septic systems. In any case, my impression was that the Hospital Commission, which serves at the pleasure of the Mayor and the elected town board, is coping with a large for profit corporation with whom they entered into a long term lease agreement in order to provide continuity of service. The lease is still in effect for seven years. No one from Allegiance Health Management attended the meeting. Allegiance seems content with the status quo, the hospital building is deteriorating, and their lease requires limited capital expenditure. Sincerely, Dr. John L Dolce Holiday Island, AR

LAST WEEK’S QUESTION

33 votes cast

Would you consider going to the circus Nov. 5 at Lake Leatherwood Park?

What is one thing we can do as individuals to bring 100,000 new visitors to the Eureka Springs?

m Yes, it’s good entertainment m Yes, but I’m concerned about animal treatment m No, I don't enjoy circuses m No, I believe animals are being mistreated

m Treat tourists with kindness: 21.2% (7 votes) m Reach out through social media: 27.3% (9 votes) m Maintain the city’s appearance: 33.3% (11 votes) m Continue to embrace diversity: 18.2% (6 votes)

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Dispatch

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town needed to go the hospital. EMS also responded but the subject would not go with either one. He was not threatening harm against anyone nor breaking any laws. 5:10 p.m. — Officers responded to a fight near a local motel. Before officers arrived on scene the initial caller called back and said the subjects had split up and were going in different directions. An officer drove through the parking lot and determined all was OK. 8:23 p.m. — An officer responded to a dispute at a local restaurant. The officer spoke with both parties involved and advised them of consequences if the dispute escalated. Sept. 17 8:20 a.m. — An officer got a report of someone possibly sleeping in the hay trailer at a local grocery store. The officer checked the trailer and no one was in it. 8:49 a.m. — Animal Control responded to a request for a welfare check on two dogs. They were found to be just fine, not in any distress and properly cared for. 9:21 a.m. — An alarm company reported a burglary alarm at a local business. An

officer responded and found it to be a false alarm. 11:13 a.m. — A female turned herself in on a warrant for third-degree battery. 3:07 p.m. — A caller reported people selling handbags door to door. An officer located the vehicle and made the contact. The people in the vehicle told the officer they were leaving town and weren’t aware of the ordinance. 6:20 p.m. — An officer responded to a female who said someone had been in her upstairs for two days playing music and had a dog there. The offer spoke with the female’s son. The woman has Alzheimer’s Disease and was confused. 6:24 p.m. — A woman requested a check on her shop in downtown Eureka Springs because she couldn’t reach anyone at the shop. An officer responded and found that all the lights were off and the door was locked. The owner was notified. 6:57 p.m. — An officer responded to a combative suicidal subject at the Eureka Springs Hospital. They were able to get her subdued for a shot and that calmed her down. She remained in the hospital for observation. 7:10 p.m. — An officer responded to a

burglary alarm at a local bank, but the alarm company canceled the alarm before the officer arrived. 10:59 p.m. — A man requested an ambulance at a local residence. He reported that his wife was having severe muscle cramps and was taking anti-seizure medication. The woman was transported to Eureka Springs Hospital. Sept. 18 12:54 p.m. — EMS responded to an emergency medical call. They advised ESPD that it wasn’t a medical call but that the patient instead needed an officer. The man was upset about his home health care nurse. No report was taken. 12:55 p.m. — A caller advised that she needed to file a report for domestic abuse. She said that her boyfriend wasn’t at the residence. An officer responded and the woman advised that she wasn’t hit and didn’t want a report. She didn’t have any visible marks. No report was filed. 3:28 p.m. — An officer responded to a broken car window at a residence. They determined that a man mowing the yard must have done it and did not want to file a report. 5:33 p.m. — An officer initiated a stop on a vehicle that resulted in the arrest of a female for driving on a suspended driver’s license and no insurance. Sept. 19 1:17 a.m. — A caller advised of a dog barking since 11:45 p.m. on Main Street. An officer responded and spoke to the owner, who put up his dog. 9:57 a.m. — A caller reported a subject blocking Owen Street with yard sale items. An officer responded and advised the subject that the parking spaces were part of the city street. The subject complied with moving the items. 3:18 p.m. — An officer responded to a two-vehicle accident near the old high school building on Highway 62. There were no injuries and the road was not blocked. Both drivers were able to drive away from the scene. A report was taken. 10:03 p.m. — After a routine traffic stop, a woman was arrested for driving on a suspended license. 11:31 p.m. — Two males were arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of an instrument of crime after they were found behind a local motel.

11:46 p.m. — A traffic stop at a local restaurant resulted in the arrest of a man for DWI, disregarding a stop sign, possession of a controlled substance and possessing an instrument of crime. Sept. 20 9:59 a.m. — A caller stated that a male exposed himself to a staff member at a local business. An officer took a report. 6:16 p.m. — An officer responded to a hit-and-run at a local grocery store. Someone backed into a vehicle and then left the scene. No witnesses saw who hit the car. A report was taken. 7:58 p.m. — A woman called the Eureka Springs Fire Department because she needed help getting off her floor to her chair. ESFD assisted the woman. 7:58 p.m. — An employee at a local restaurant witnessed a female hit her husband in the face and then they got in a car and left. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle. 8:51 p.m. — Officers responded to help a man whose car was stalled near a local bar. They parked it safely for him and gave him a ride home. Sept. 21 4:57 a.m. — A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a juvenile male for DWI. 10:54 a.m. — A caller reported losing a reddish-colored Lab. Officer located the dog at a local business and returned it to its owner. 11:32 a.m. — CCSO got a report of a silver Nissan driving all over the road heading eastbound at Thorncrown Chapel. An officer waited for the vehicle to come into town but didn’t locate it. 1:39 p.m. — Animal Control got a call about a Jack Russell terrier running loose at a local business. Animal Control picked up the dog and brought it to ESPD. It was later claimed by its owner. 7:24 p.m. — CCSO advised of an erratic driver in a white Pontiac coming into Eureka Springs on Highway 62 from the west. An officer made contact with the vehicle at a local restaurant and a female passenger was arrested on a Berryville warrant for failure to appear. 12:19 a.m. — A male was found behind the high school in a suspicious vehicle. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of an instrument of crime and loitering.

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Class Act:

Milliner Brings Hat Couture to ESSA By Jennifer Jackson

JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

Jerika Broussard was born in 1988. By the time she was in middle school, she was dressing like a hippie, which her classmates found a little strange but her teachers thought was cool. An artist and designer, she now owns a vintage clothing store in Biloxi, Miss., called Prima Donna. But Broussard doesn’t just dress like someone from another era. She’s been there. “I definitely was in the ‘60s, for sure,” she said. “I think I was a flapper in the ‘20s.” In addition to being an artist, Broussard is a hat maker who creates custom-ordered hats for festivals, costume balls and sporting events. On Oct. 1 and 2, she will be teaching the lost art of millinery at Eureka Springs School of the Arts in advance of the school’s annual Mad Hatter Ball, for which a hat is mandatory. “We are really into hats all the month of October,” said Peggy Kjelgaard, E.S.S.A. director, “and our fabric program is always in need of a unique twist. Millinery arts fits the need perfectly.” Interviewed by phone from her shop, Broussard said discovered hat-makingwhen she was working on a fine arts degree at the University of Mississippi. For a thesis project, she had to design and make a product, then create advertising for it. After her mother who suggested making hats for women undergoing cancer treatments, Broussard, who likes to make things by hand, went online and found a woman in

New Orleans named Miss Anita who taught hat-making at a homeless shelter. “I went over there once a month for four months,” Broussard said. “She taught me the basics.” Broussard also took a class offered by the theatrical department at Ole Miss, where she learned to make Kentucky Derby-style hats with wide brims. For the E.S.S.A. class, she will show how to design and make a pill box hat using traditional millinery techniques, and as an option, how to make a fascinator. How the class members choose to embellish their hats is wide open, she said. “It’s up to people’s creativity,” she said. “If they want to bring a figure to put on it, we can sew that baby on there.” Broussard likes to use antique brooches, zippers and buttons to trim the hats she makes. She also uses vintage fabric from clothing that is past saving, and rips up ratty fur coats to salvage pieces of fur. Manufacturers stopped making hat netting 20 years ago, she said. She saves the nylon string bags that lemons and other fruit come in to make “mock veiling.” Broussard said that that Arkansas is her favorite state, one she visits every year, and that she has passed through Eureka Springs, but never stayed here. Nor had she heard of the Mad Hatter Ball until two years ago, when Sabina Miller, E.S.S.A. program director, was visiting Biloxi and came into Broussard’s store. Learning of about Broussard’s hat-makiing skills, Miller asked if she’d

Jerika Broussard models a whimsical fascinator she designed and made.

Pill-box hats can run the gamut from elegant and feathery to fun, by adding ribbons, buttons, brooches, lace, fur and even zippers

come and teach a class, and she jumped at the chance. Broussard said her mother didn’t wear hats, but when she was growing up, Broussard loved to dig around in her grandmother’s closet, she said. Does she wish she was born in a different era? “I feel like I was born in a different era,” she said. “I think I have visited a few times.” “Making a Hat for the Mad Hatter Ball” is two-day workshop on Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at

Eureka Springs School of the Arts. All levels welcome. Tuition is $115, with a material fee of $45. To register, go to essa-art.org and click on workshops, then fiber art. The 12th annual Mad Hatter Ball is Friday, Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., at the Crescent Hotel ballroom. Tickets are $50 and includes a pasta buffet. Hat contest and parade, music by Red Ambition, silent auction. For tickets, call 479-253-5384. Prima Donna Vintage Boutique is located at 134 Rue Magnolia, Suite C, Biloxi, Miss.

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Zombies In the Park

Daniel Jones, of Eagle Rock, Mo., and his sister Madeline pose with the Melonlight Dance watermelon during the annual Zombies in the Park.

Jenn Sanchez, of Bella Vista, poses for the camera before heading out on the scavenger hunt with her team Zombie Apocalypse.

Photos by Chip Ford

Melonlight Dance co-owners Emma Anne and Maggie Mae put on their best zombie facial expressions Friday in Basin Park.

Chris Bryant – co-founder of NWA Hauntours – appears as a mind-controlled zombie in the basement of the library during the scavenger hunt.

Evelin Esparza, 12 of Rogers, gets her face painted by Wendi La Fey during her first time at a zombie related event.

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From left, Hailey Boyce, 13, Kylee Weatherby, 12, Siara Boyce, 16, Rus Weatherby, Renee Weatherby, and Sydney Weatherby, 14, traveled to Eureka Springs from Springfield, Mo. The family decided to come to Eureka and do the scavenger hunt instead of going to the movies.

Team Tastes Like Chicken from Forsyth, Mo., poses for the camera before hitting the street on the hunt for loose zombies.

Madame Jonna DuRattell – Jonna Bryant, co-founder of NWA Hauntours – poses with her zombie controlling skull in the basement of the library.

Rick Waggoner shows a hunter how to operate her new chainsaw – after he sawed her hand off to get it to fit.

Photo guru Edward Robison films the event for posterity and promotional purposes.

Team Brain Biter Bashers – from left; Shelby Riley, Katy Rodriguez, Robbi Wilkinson, Sarah Wilkinson and Barry Wilkinson — collects their thoughts on a Basin Park bench before heading out on the hunt.

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Quilters Put Creativity on the Line

By Jennifer Jackson

JJackson.Citizen@gmail.com

Pat Wilson remembers the moment she was inspired to take up quilting. It was in the early 1980s, when she and her spouse were planning to move to the Ozarks. Driving down Old Highway 71 after looking for property, she looked out of the car window and saw a quilt hanging on a clothesline. “I said, “I know what I’m going to do when we move here,’” she said. It took her a few years, but Wilson started quilting, and is now a member of several quilt groups, including the Eureka! Quilters Guild. Its purpose: to inspire members to keep the traditional craft of quilting alive while taking their creativity into new territory. “There are some members who are very skilled, and others who are intermediate,” said Sue Stille, program chairman, “but anyone can join.” The guild meets once a month at the Lone Star Bible Church south of Eureka Springs. The business meeting and program is followed by lunch and an afternoon of sewing.

Programs are mainly demonstrations of a pattern that can be used to make a quilt of any size or smaller item, such a pillow top or tote bag. “I try to do things that are not too specific,” Stille said. “Then people can be creative with them.” For one project, called a roundabout, each member brought a central square of material, then was shown a different border pattern to add at successive meetings. The program for the October 8 meeting will includes directions for making a quilt from fabric selvage strips. The November 12 meeting is an apron party with patterns, history and a clothes-line display. Meetings also include show-and-tell, fabric exchanges and “shop your stash,” where guild members bring fabric they no longer want and sell it to raise money for the guild’s philanthropic projects. “We made $344.25 buying each other’s old cast-offs,” Stille said of the last stash sale. In December, guild members will bring the lap quilts they are making for the Christ-

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mas Challenge and vote on the best one. The quilts, which can have a holiday or patriotic theme, will then be given to a veteran of the maker’s choice or go to the veteran’s hospital. The guild has also made quilts for veterans through the “Quilts for Valor” project. This year, 11 guild members are participating in the Shoe Box Quilt, in which each quilter provides a shoe box with fabric of his or her choice. Every month, the shoe boxes are taken home by a different guild member, who makes a quilt block from the fabric and returns it. Some participants provide directions for making the block, according to guild member Roxanne Royster, while others have restrictions. Some have no rules. “On mine, you can add fabric, as long as it’s green or blue,” she said. The guild also has a subgroup of members who design and make art quilts. Their first quilt, “Springs of Eureka Springs,” is on display at the Carnegie Library. They are now working on quilts depicting historic buildings, starting with the Ice House. One of the art quilters is Mary Beth McCormack, who joined the guild this year. A retired teacher from upstate New York, McCormack had one of her designs chosen for the Quilting Arts calendar, and likes to do freestyle quilting and embellishing as well as traditional piecing and applique. Attending the quilt guild meetings gets her creativity flowing. “It’s a great motivator,” McCormack said. “When I leave here, I want to go right back to my sewing room and sew, sew, sew.” McCormack is looking forward to entering the guild’s quilt show, she said, which they hold every four to five years at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center. The next show is scheduled for May of 2016. The guild also holds an annual retreat the first week in April at an Eagle Rock camp. The Eureka! Quilters Guild was founded on March 16, 1988, with 23 members, who met in the Community Room (now the video store) of a Eureka Springs’ bank. They raffled their first quilt, a queen-sized sampler made by Betty Jarchow, Beth Brewer, Dixie Gleen and Nancy Swaney, that fall. By the end of 1989, the guild had 33 members. They met at the Barn at Holiday Island and St. Elizabeth’s Parish Center be-

Photo by Jennifer Jackson

Pat Wilson brought a miniature log-cabin quilt to the September guild meeting for show and tell.

fore moving to the Lone Star Bible Church, which is convenient for members coming from the Huntsville area. Linda Brashear is the only charter member who still in the guild. After joining, Brashear became a professional quilt designer, selling her quilt patterns under the name “Little Eureka.” Pat Wilson also used to sell quilts and quilted items -- at War Eagle Craft Fair, she was known as the pot-holder lady, she said. She also belongs to the Itty Bitty Quilt Committee, which makes miniature quilts, and continues to make twin bed-sized quilts to donate to the Washington County Sheriff’s Youth Ranch. Guild members usually quilt their work, not tie it, Stille said, but do machine quilting as well as quilt the old-fashioned way. “My druthers are to hand-quilt everything, but I have to be realistic,” Wilson said. “I love hand quilting, but it takes too long.” The Eureka! Quilters Guild meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Lone Star Bible Church, 3807 Hwy. 23 S., five miles south of Eureka Springs. Visitors welcome. For more information, contact guild president Catherine Henson, 479-363-6144.

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Transition

Calvin Emerson Stewart May 20, 1928 – Sept. 18, 2014

“Cal” was born in Royalton Center, N.Y. to William Bangs and Genevieve Stewart, the second of five boys. He grew up on farms but had an itch to travel early in life and graduated from high school in Mill Valley, Calif, while living with extended family. He proudly served in the United States Army in occupied Japan after WWII. Returning to New York after the service, he pursued careers oriented around mechanics and machinery including watchmaking and machine shop production. He married the love of his life, Gracia Richardson, Oct. 15, 1950 and enjoyed 64 wonderful years with her. In 1970, he moved his family to Fort Worth, Texas, where he owned a restaurant and a machine shop. He and Gracia retired to Eureka Springs in 1992 and built a home on Beaver Lake. Calvin enjoyed life and lived life to the fullest. He explored many different interests. He enjoyed the outdoors and traveling as well as just spending a little time fishing. His love for mechanical objects led him to be a mechanic on several race cars in the 1960s. Calvin’s biggest passion was flying. He owned several airplanes in his life. Most all of them needed fixing, which was even more fun for him. He has been a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association, board member of the Carroll County Air-

port, Civil Air Patrol, served as a Lake Forest Water Commissioner and was a member of the Optimist Club. Calvin was a great man; he was honest, fair and a man of his word. He could strike up a conversation with anyone and made friends just as easy. He knew someone everywhere he went; if he didn’t, he did before he left. He will probably still be talking to St. Peter when you pass him at the Pearly Gates. Calvin was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers, Douglas, Thomas, Wolcott and Gary. He is survived by his wife, Gracia; four children, Lon Stewart, Sally and husband Patrick Livingston, Susan Stewart and Sidney Stewart and wife Sue Carol; four grandchildren, Brandon James Stewart, Amber and husband Kenneth Krumholtz, Solomon Stewart and wife Katie and Olivia Stewart and great-grandchild, Hayden James Krumholtz. A memorial service, followed by a reception, will be held at 11 a.m. on Sept. 27 at First Christian Church, 763 Passion Play Road, Eureka Springs. Rev. Stan Adams will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Grassy Knob Fire Department, 12037 Highway 187, Eureka Springs, AR, 72632. Arrangements were under the direction of Nelson Funeral Service, Inc.

Transition

Linda Van Trump of Onia, Ark., passed away at her home on Sept. 4, 2014 with two friends by her side. She was born on June 17 in Bethany, Mo., and moved to Arkansas as a young woman. She first met her life partner, Lare Gundlack, in Eureka Springs and the two eventually moved to the Fox community. After living a “back to the land lifestyle” they later bought a house and began business seriously. They made leather items and marketed them in various outlets in the state, retail and wholesale trade shows, shops, galleries and commissions across the country. Many a celebrity carries a “Rockin’ L” briefcase, handbag or suitcase. Linda became director of the Arkansas Craft Guild in 1987 and continued in this position until 1999. She was passionate about art and craft, and she enabled many an artisan to be recognized for the work they made. She worked with artists in other states and abroad, always putting their work first and foremost. She was appointed to the Arkansas Arts Council for four, four-year terms. In 2002 she was elected its chairperson. She was the Managing Director for Craft Organization Development Association (CODA) and was a driving force behind the Year of American Craft in 1993. Linda initiated the decorating of the White House Christmas tree with handcrafted items as well as the permanent White House Collection of Contemporary American Crafts. Linda traveled extensively with her positions as directors of vari-

Linda Van Trump Passed Sept. 4, 2014

ous art and craft organizations, always with the love of her live, Lare. There was hardly a day that went by in the five years since he passed that she did not talk about him. She was buried by her friends as she wished to be at the Purdue Cemetery in Onia, next to Lare. Linda Van Trump was preceded in death by her father, Vincent Van Trump. She is survived by her mother, Lois Van Trump; sisters, Vicki Van Trump and son Jackson Parrish, Karen Harrison and children John, Jess and Tracy; brother Randall Van Trump and wife, Machelle Connaly-Van Trump and children Travis Moore, Madison, Halle and Jackson Connaly. There will be a memorial on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 4 p.m. at the Purdue Cemetery, for family and friends that did not get to say goodbye. We will talk, sing some songs and share food and fellowship at the cemetery’s pavilion. Please come. Peace be to her.

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Village View

Alison By Sandra TaylorSynar Brown

In this week’s column, I’m honored to share the first chapter of Marian Szczepanski’s powerful novel, Playing St. Barbara. Marian will be teaching for us on October 4 and will be the guest speaker at the Domestic Violence Awareness event on October 5.

Chapter 1 (1929)

eirdre Sweeney saw him first. She sat on the hillside above The Hive’s baseball field, where the fans’ silence further thickened the cinder-ridden air. It was the bottom of the ninth in the season’s home opener, and The Hive, defending Frick League champions, trailed Buffington by two runs. Holding breath and tongues and a dwindling sense of hope, everyone surrounding Deirdre had eyes only for the batter’s box. A peculiar glint, however, lured her gaze away from the field. Disbelieving her eyes, she blinked, stared, then blinked again. No miner had thrown a stone, much less walked off the job since the Big Strike’s eighteen miserable months had ended last October. Still, there was no denying that a new policeman stood beneath a wizened crabapple tree ten yards or so behind the home team’s bench. His badge shone as if placed in the path of a sunbeam. The sun, however, hid behind the smoke of three hundred beehive-shaped coke ovens that had given the patch its nickname. Surrounded by stinking haze, the shimmering badge seemed all the more unsettling. A groan arose from the quilts that patchworked the grass. Deirdre glanced back at the field, where The Hive’s lead-off batter had just struck out. She was dimly aware of her two sisters and Mutti, her mother, murmuring behind her. Of pit boss Big Bill Keating, the next batter, taking his stance. Of an exultant cicada-hum rising from the slope

above left field, where revenge-bent Buffington fans hoped to upset the team that had deprived them of last year’s trophy. At seventeen, Deirdre still took pride in the fact that she could recite the score of each championship game since the league began. Now, however, her meticulous box score slid, crumpled, into her pocket. More pressing than balls and strikes and even, unthinkably, a loss was the presence of the stranger slouched against the crabtree. He wore a military cap like that of the Coal and Iron Police, but his uniform was forest green instead of navy. She’d heard Pap say that the governor had recently changed the Cossacks’ uniforms, not just their name. Irrelevant changes, since the new Industrial Police performed the same cruel duties: abusing strikers, evicting families, and dumping their furniture into the muddiest ditch at hand. Deirdre heard Mutti gasp an instant before the bat’s crack! Countless breaths caught, then released. A foul ball. A collective sigh. Mutti’s chapped hand closed around Deirdre’s shoulder and turned her around. While the bosses’ wives showed off permanent waves and crisp new dresses, Mutti’s appearance confirmed her status as a downhiller missus—and an exceptionally deprived one at that. From her frayed straw hat to scuffed shoes, she appeared as faded as an old flour-sack towel. All but her cheeks, stained a hot red. “Do you see him?” she whispered.

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Alison Taylor-Brown has an MFA in Fiction and a lifetime of teaching experience from preschool to university levels. She directs The Village Writing School, whose mission is to foster the development of area writers through workshops, writers’ circles, and coaching. Her column, Village View, appears weekly. To talk to Alison about your writing goals and dreams, contact her at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479 292-3665.

Releasing Deirdre, her fingers hovered, then closed into a fist. The hand nesting in her lap contracted, too, turning as compact as an egg, as hard as a stone. “Gott bewahre, nicht wieder,” she said, her tone no longer a wary church-murmur. God forbid, not again. Under ordinary circumstances, Deirdre would have shushed Mutti, who’d carelessly broken Pap’s rule against speaking what he called Kaiser-talk. Under ordinary circumstances, Mutti wouldn’t risk a beating if Pap found out. But anyone with any sense knew that an Industrial Policeman appearing out of thin air meant that circumstances in The Hive had changed without warning from ordinary to God-knows-what. Flanking Mutti, Deirdre’s sisters Katie and Norah sat with parted lips and paling faces. Apple butter sandwiches lay, abandoned, in their laps. Their conversation dispersed like wind-blown ashes. They could not have appeared more shocked than if they watched a hundred Klansmen, led by the mine Superintendent, march down First Street in broad daylight. Katie pressed against Mutti, gnawing a hank of auburn hair. “Did the Cossack come to arrest Pap on account of the union?” Her voice quavered as if she were two, not twelve, and about to graduate eighth grade. “The union’s dead,” Norah replied, maddeningly matter-of-fact. A mere eleven months older than Deirdre, Norah acted as if a paltry year of em-

ployment at the Company store made her privy to bosses’ closed-door conversations, as well as the latest patch gossip. “Pap hasn’t said a word about it since we left the tent camp. If he had, the white-hoods would be burning crosses again.” She looked pointedly at Deirdre, inviting contradiction. Deirdre longed to take the bait. How do you know what Pap does or doesn’t say? Do you hide under a table in the speakeasy every night and eavesdrop? Instead, she jabbed a finger at the policeman. “Then what’s he doing here?” Norah ignored the unanswerable question, preferring to scold Katie, whose knees had churned the quilt and upset a jar of lemonade. Deirdre turned back to the field, clamping her lips like the mangle through which Mutti fed each Monday’s dripping wash. She stared at the officer’s cap-shadowed face until pain flickered between her eyebrows. Perhaps his expression would hint at his purpose—though never had a Cossack been accused of good intentions. As if sensing her scrutiny, he nonchalantly removed his cap, revealing hair even redder than Katie’s. Again, Deirdre blinked. Nineteen, maybe. Twenty, at most. Her surprise at his youth dissolved when, in quick succession, he wiped his brow, replaced the cap, and pulled a long, dark club from his belt. Behind her, Norah grimly predicted the obvious. “When Pap sees that club, all hell’s going to break loose.”

Coming Events October 4 – Bring on the Bad Guys Creating Believable Villians – Marian Szczepanski 9-12 noon Village Writing School $25 October 4 – My Book’s Journey From local press to national appearances – Marian Szczepanski 1-4 p.m. Village Writing School $25 October 5 – Domestic Violence Awareness Benefit Come Learn about the Newly Formed Carroll County Safety Network With author Marian Szczepanski

2 p.m. Village Writing School No charge October 13 – Crystal Bridges Bridging the Visual and Literary Arts Creating a Short Story – Alison Taylor-Brown 11-1 p.m. Crystal Bridges library Free November 1 – The Way of Story, the Craft & Soul of Writing Interational author & teacher, Catherine Ann Jones 10-4 p.m. The Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center $99 ($75 before Oct 1)

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The Natural Way

Falling short on nutrition

rust me, I couldn’t help myself, I just had to write this column after reading an adJim Fain vertisement in the coupon section of the big daily Arkansas newspaper. The ad was selling a very well-known multivitamin. The interesting thing is: The ad asked if we knew that up to 90 percent of Americans fall short in getting important nutrients from food alone. The specific nutrients and deficit amount apparently are vitamin A (50 percent), vitamin C (40 percent), vitamin D (90 percent), vitamin E (90 percent) and calcium (50 percent). As part of a healthy lifestyle, the ad goes on to say exercise, eat fresh foods and get good sleep every day, as well as take their multivitamin. Wow, I don’t know where they got these numbers as there was not a reference to follow. The big corporation behind the ad certainly would have vetted the information before publishing so I’m awestruck at the high numbers. This ad actually states “fall short in getting important nutrients from food alone.” The great majority of Americans eats so poorly and/or consumes such low-quality food, which makes this statement profound. Add the general public’s vitamin deficiencies from food with the well-established reality of induced nutritional deficiency caused by prescribed drugs, and we have an extensive health crisis. A little while ago I started a series of Natural Way columns with the following; “In our nutty system which often pits medications and science against nutritional supplements, the bias supporting medicine is usually given top dog status. Dire warnings abound that if you take this or that drug then these supplements will interfere causing harm. Rarely, is there a balanced approach. Suppose the prescription medication bias with huge amounts of corporate money backing it is entirely backward? Suppose the prescription drug is actually interfering with the absorption of the nutritional supplement. Suppose, it is well-established that prescribed drugs often and commonly do create new ailments by causing vitamin and mineral deficits ... what would you do? Think about this as this is more often the case than we can imagine. It is very easy to find out if your prescribed drug is interfering with nutrient abSee Fain, page 21

Wisecrack Zodiac ARIES: Don’t fret about your last hurrah. You still have a whole box of “Woo Hoo!” to use up, plus a truckload of “Oh crap.” Work through those first. TAURUS: Things may seem tough now, but be assured; if you don’t work through this they can definitely get tougher. Even one baby step at a time is considered progress. GEMINI: You know the score, mainly because you’re the one who rigged the game. Sometimes corking your own bat doesn’t work, but this time your strategy nails you a home run. If you wonder where your guilty conscience is, it’s up in the stands selling beer because it’s tired of working for peanuts, too. CANCER: Lucky breaks are usually hard to come by, but you stumble into a nest of them this week. A few may even follow you home, so set out some snacks. They could fatten into ripe opportunities. LEO: Easy Street is just marketing; there are still potholes, but they’re advertised as built-in pools. Every road has its hazards, but you’re about to get a much smoother drive. VIRGO: There’s nothing more beautiful than a well thought out plan, but a half-assed bad one is way more fun to watch. Get your popcorn, because someone in your family is about to put on a show. Also, keep some Band-Aids and bail money on hand, just in case. LIBRA: Everyone warns you about flying too close to the sun, but no one worries about you digging to the center of the earth. Before you start throwing dirt around, make sure you have a plan in place to deal with radioactive mole men. SCORPIO: You have a grand idea, but someone will try to bust it down to just a wild hunch. Ignore them or you’ll soon shelve it with all the other unrealized inklings and never achieve anything at all. SAGITTARIUS: In every life some rain must fall, but you’ve been holding on like Jack from “Titanic.” You don’t have to sink, just whip out your phone and order up a jet ski from Amazon. By

using your own wits, you’ll leave that wreck far behind. Capricorn: You’re the cream in someone’s coffee, the jam on their bread. This means you’re very sweet, and people can only handle you in small doses. Give them some space and add a little tartness to your repertoire; it will make you even more tempting. AQUARIUS: Your confidence is hidden like a needle in a haystack. Get some big magnets and drag it out. You

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shouldn’t be sewing atop hay bales anyway, unless you’re into extreme embroidery. PISCES: The answers are blowing in the wind, and a few will hit you in the face like airborne plastic grocery bags. Just be grateful they’re filled with good things instead of used tissues or cat poop. Answers on page 21

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 25 • 2 Wheels on the Pig Trail, 2250 Hwy. 23 South, 479-244-6062: Guerilla Blues Band, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. • Basin Park Hotel Balcony Bar & Restaurant, 12 Spring St., 479-253-7837: Maureen Alexander, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. • Cathouse / Pied Piper, 82 Armstrong St., 479363-9976, Beer Garden: Jesse Dean, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Isayah Warford, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. • Grande Taverne, 37 N. Main St., 479-2536756: Jerry Yester, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • Grub & Pub Club 169, 169 E. Van Buren, 479-253-7122: George Brothers, 8 p.m. • Jack’s Place, 37 Spring St., 479-253-2219: Karaoke with DJ Goose, 8 p.m. to midnight • Legends Saloon (Lumberyard), 105 E. Van Buren, 479-253-2500: Starseed, 8 p.m. (no cover) • Madam Medusa’s Hookah Lounge, 1 Center St., Ste. C, 310-720-5487: BYOB, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. • Rowdy Beaver Den, 45 Spring St., 479-363-

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Calendar of Events Sept. 25: Eureka Springs School of Arts Workshops

Eureka Springs School of Arts’ late September workshops include three and fourday events. On Sept. 25, there will be a workshop for photographers called “Storytelling Portraiture” with Melanie Myhre. Her students will learn about lighting, posing, editing flow and more. Visit her Facebook page for special offers. More information is coming about October workshops and the Oct. 24 Mad Hatter Ball. Visit ESSA’s website at www.ess-art.org or call any weekday at 479-253-5384 to reserve your seat for the ball or to sign up for one of the upcoming workshops. The Eureka Springs School of Arts is located at 15751 Highway 62 in Eureka Springs.

Sept. 25: Wilson Family String Band at the Barn

The Wilson Family String Band will provide the entertainment for the Holiday Island Baptist Church Annual Cowboy Hoedown 6 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Barn in Holiday Island. A potluck dinner will be served. Put on your favorite hat, cowboy shirt and your spurs and come on over! Call the church office at 870-253-7624 and leave a message of how many are coming.

Sept. 27: “Magic Cat” Debuts

Local artist Valerie Hubbard Damon will be the featured artist this Saturday, Sept. 27 at Iris at the Basin Park. Valerie will be presenting new work that she has been creating the last few months and also be signing her well-known children’s books. She will be in the gallery from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Sept. 27: Holiday Island Elks Lodge Annual Fall Charity Golf Classic

A four person scramble golf tournament will be held 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at the 18-hole golf course in Holiday Island. Following the tournament, lunch will be served at the Elks Lodge along with a silent auction and awarding of prizes. Registration forms

are available at the Elks Lodge, H.I.C.C. Pro Shop or online at www.elks1042.com. All proceeds from the event go to benefit Holiday Island Elks Lodge local community projects: Veterans’ Aid, Scholarships, Drug Prevention and Connecting Books with Kids. For more information, call Lou Schoeneman at 479-263-6388.

Sept. 27 and 28: Arrowpoint Farm Alpacas National Alpaca Farm Days

Arrowpoint Farm Alpacas of Berryville will host a free open house at their ranch on Sept. 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. as part of the annual National Alpaca Farm Days. The public is invited to come out for several activities, including meeting the animals and learning about them and learning about the environmentally friendly aspects of alpaca farming. Arrowpoint Farm is located at 1367 CR 447 in Berryville. For more information or directions, visit www.arrowpointfarmsllc.com or call 870749-2514.

Sept. 27: Eureka Classic Movies

The Eureka Classic Movie Association have added an additional film, “The World’s Fastest Indian,” to their 2014 schedule. The general public and those participating in Bikes, Blues, & BBQ are invited to see the film, which will be shown on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7pm at Eureka’s Aud. The movie stars Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, and Iain Rea, and is particularly loved by motorcycle enthusiasts and bikers. Tickets will be sold at the Aud’s box-office on the evening of the showing, and cost is $5 per person. More information regarding this and other upcoming films can be found at the group’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/eurekaclassicmoviesecm

Sept. 28: The 40/70 Rule: An Action Plan for Successful Aging

Marilyn Hodgi, Community Service Representative with Home Instead Senior Care, will give a presentation called “The 40/70 Rule: An Action Plan for Successful

Aging” 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28 at the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on 17 Elk Street. Refreshments and childcare will be provided.

Sept. 29: Metafizzies Meeting

The Sept. 29 meeting of the Eureka Springs Metaphysical Society (Metafizzies) will feature videos on the Gospel of Thomas, a collection of mystical sayings attributed to Jesus that was discovered in Egypt in 1945. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the reading room of the Christian Science Church at 68 Mountain Street in Eureka Springs. All are welcome.

Sept. 30: AARP Driver Safety Program

The Cornerstone Bank of Eureka Springs is sponsoring an AARP Driver Safety program on Sept. 30 at Cornerstone Bank. Sign-in begins at 8 a.m. and class begins at 8:30 a.m. All materials are included in the class fee of $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. The bank requests that you park in the lower parking lot. This will be the last class taught in Eureka Springs for 2014, the next being held in the spring of 2015. It is specifically designed for drivers age 50 and over. Register for the class by contacting the Cornerstone Bank at 479-253-2265.

Oct. 13 and Nov. 10: Bridging the Visual and Literary Arts

Alison Taylor-Brown, director of the Village Writing School, has signed a contract with Crystal Bridges to teach a series of creative writing workshops. The short story adventure is entitled “Bridging the Visual and Literary Arts” and will be based in Crystal Bridges’ new exhibition, State of the Art. Spread across three months, the program will allow participants to draft a story based on a piece of art in the SOTA exhibition, edit that draft and create a publishable short story. Taylor-Brown will offer instruction in finding a narrative arc, creating dialogue, developing character and building drama. The short story group will meet 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 15, Nov.

10 and Oct. 13. Admission is free but seats are limited. For more information, email AlisonTaylorBrown@me.com or register at http://CrystalBridges.org/event/shortstory-group-village-writing-school-bridging-visual-literary-art/.

Oct. 2: Community First Bank’s October Business After Hours

The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce will host its first Thursday Business After Hours at Community First Bank from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 2. Food, drinks and music will be provided. Community First Bank is located at 107 West Van Buren with additional parking at the Planer Hill parking lot across the street. For more information, call 479-253-0500 or visit www.communityfirstbank.com.

Oct. 2: “God’s Not Dead” Showing

The Holiday Island Clubhouse will show “God’s Not Dead” at 6 p.m. Oct. 2. There will be free popcorn, soda and tea. No reservations are required. Call 870-253-7624 for further questions.

Oct. 4: 5th Annual Eurekapalooza Family Fun and Music Festival

The 5th Annual Eurekapalooza will be held from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 at Lake Leatherwood Fields off Highway 62. The festival will include music, food, games, a beer garden, vendors and more. It features a main stage with musical entertainment from local and regional acts, including Signs of Warning, Jason Gordon, Ryan Viser, Order of Will, Matt Reeves and Be Here Now. The Kid Zone will feature educational games, activities and art opportunities. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for those under 18 and free for those under two years of age. All proceeds benefit Clear Spring School, an independent school in Eureka Springs that provides hands-on education to pre-primary to high school students in Northwest Arkansas. For more information, visit www.eurekapalooza.com or the festival’s Facebook page.

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MOVIE NIGHT AT 'THE SPACE'! Snuffbox Cinema Club presents bimonthly Cinematic diversion. We'll see you 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for Movie Night, beginning Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. at 2 Pine Street. Films for cinephiles by donation.

BOXER PUPPIES, AKC: Jet Black, Reverse Brindle, Seal. Health records. Raised in home. Potty trained on papers. Payment-plan. $450-$500. 479-200-4533

CHARMING COTTAGE on Owen St. 1BR/1BA Energy Efficient! Stucco on 2+ landscaped lots. Built 2003. $119,000. 479-244-9155.

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CHIMNEY WORKS - Complete chimney services: sweeps, repairs, relining, and installation. Call Bob Messer. 479-253-2284

NEW CLASSES AT MELONLIGHT Studio. Beginning Flamenco and Adult Ballet. Also offering Contact Improv Contemporary Dance (Mind Body Awareness-Accessing Our Inner Blueprint). Contact: Tamara Jonason 870-350-5571. Qi Gong FREE DEMO CLASS, Sunday, October 5, 10a.m. MoonWave Expo, Inn of the Ozarks. Six weekly classes will follow at Melonlight Studio. Energize your meridians, your organs, your health through movement, color and sound. Prepare for the Spring Equinox Concert. Contact Fred Mayer 216-225-6512, fiddlinfred29@yahoo.com. THE EUREKA SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET welcomes you on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7a.m. to noon at Pine Mountain Village. Tuesday is ''Fun-Food'' day, with cooking demos, juice bar and MORE! Plus organic meats. WHITE STREET SATURDAY MARKET. Open 8:00a.m.-11:30a.m. every Saturday. The finest summer vegetables! Authentic sourdough bread! Ermilio's parking lot.

Garage Sale FREEZER, FURNITURE, COLLECTIBLES! jewelry, appliances, building material, chain saws, table saws, plumbing and electrical supplies, refrigerators, garden supplies, Friday & Saturday, 8a.m.-4p.m., 435 W.VanBuren/Hwy.62, E.S. HUGE YARD SALE! Antiques, Ball&Stick table, Wardrobe, dresser w/beveled mirror, library desk, Eastlake mirrors, clothing, books, Christmas, kitchen cabinet, glassware, tools, oil&gas cans, screen door. Hwy.62, East Mountain, Harvey, Oakridge Dr., Friday&Saturday.

DISHWASHER - BUSSER WANTED, some experience preferred. Apply in person at Grand Taverne Restaurant, 37 North Main Street, E.S. HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED PART-TIME. Great pay plus tips. Experience necessary. Cell phone and personal vehicle required. Call 479-253-5548 for appointment. HOUSEKEEPER REQUIRED. $12/HR +bonus, +tips. Hours vary, Weekends required. Call 479-253-5549. NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS for Part-time office clerk and part-time wait staff. Please apply in person at ES & NA Railway depot. PARTS UNKNOWN, Eureka Spring's destination for a broad assortment of fine men's and women's fashions and accessories, is hiring Part-Time Sales Professionals. If you are a service driven, energetic fashion enthusiast, we'd like to meet with you. Please email your resume to eureka@partsunknown.com or fax to 866-498-2780

Land for Sale 20+/-ACRES located about 20 minutes north of Eureka Springs off of County Road 226 at the end of County Road 2264. The land is a gentle east slope and has a great wide angle view! Mix of Hardwoods and Cedars! Perfect for seclusive living or hunting land! Shown by appt. $32,000! Terry @ McCLUNG REALTY, 479-253-4142 for Appt. MLS#699838

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Commercial for Sale FOR SALE TURN-KEY BUSINESS: Restaurant/Bar. Some financing, WAC. Unlimited opportunity in Eureka. Lots of parking! Call 479-903-0699.

''SO MY HUSBAND Will Shut Up'' Garage Sale. Sat., Sept.27, 8a.m.-4p.m.-ish (rain or shine), 29 Pine Street. Sofa, barnwood table, king size headboard, art, decorative items, antique sign, frames, side table, king size sheets, lamps, men & women's clothing, misc. items & free hugs!

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KINGS RIVER CABIN – Brand new 1,536 sq. ft. cabin on 1.3 acres, 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, native cedar floors, tile kitchen floor, custom pine cabinets. 480 sq. ft. covered porch on front and 480 sq. ft. covered porch on back. Metal roof. On the Kings River close to Trigger Gap. Only 9 miles from Eureka Springs. $199,000 or best offer. Call (479) 981-1177.

AFFORDABLE TREE SERVICE. Trimming and Removals. Good clean-up. 25 years experience. Free estimates. Licensed and Insured. Call 479-981-0181. FANNING'S TREE SERVICE Bucket Truck 65' reach. Professional trimming, stump grinding topping, removal, chipper. Free estimates. Licensed, Insured. 870-423-6780, 870-423-8305 HANDYMAN HOME REPAIRS & REMODELING carpentry, drywall, decks, tile. One call does it all. We do small jobs. Bonded. Serving NWA since 1977. Bob Bowman. 479-640-5353

TOM HEARST Professional Painting and Carpentry Painting & Wood Finishing Trim & Repair Carpentry Drywall Repair & Texturing Pressure Washing 479-244-7096 TREE WORK - Skilled tree care: trimming, deadwooding and removals. Conscientious, professional arborist and sawmiller, Bob Messer 479-253-2284 ASK ME ABOUT FENCING! New fencing and repairs. Call 870-480-3884. CHEF4YOU CATERING/PERSONAL CHEF SERVICE: I can work with any budget and all types of events. PERSONAL CHEF Service available, healthy weekly meals prepared for you and your family. Call Denise at 479-253-6118. DAVIS HEAT&AIR. Proudly serving Carroll County for 10 years. Servicing all makes and models. Licensed and Insured. Carrying AmericanStandard. 870-423-8776 FLORA ROJA COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTUREproviding affordable healthcare for the whole community. Sliding scale fee. $15-$35 per treatment with an additional $15 paperwork fee on the first visit only. You decide what you can afford to pay! Francesca Garcia Giri, L.Ac, 479-253-4968. 119 Wall Street. LAST RESORT SOLUTIONS for old and new injury affecting nerves, brain, vascular, respiratory, digestive and urinary systems. Pain, Numbness, Fatigue, Brain Fog, Allergic or Inflammatory states. Neurology, Acupuncture, Kinesiology, Clinical Nutrition. Steven Shiver, DC, ND. 479-665-2544 NEED HELP? CALL BILLY for yard clean-ups, haul-offs, gutter cleaning, landscaping, leaf removal, power washing, etc. 734-624-9006 (lives in E.S.) OZARK PAINT COMPANY: Interior, Exterior, decks and pressure washing. Call Andy Stewart at 479-253-3764 SIMPLICITY COUNSELING- Established & Effective: Improving the health of your friends and neighbors in this community in a relaxed respectful atmosphere since 2010. Depression, Anxiety, SelfWorth, Trauma, Grief, Adjustment & Relationships. Call for professional licensed service 479-244-5181 ''It's your time.''

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Services Offered

Commercial for Rent

THE CLEAN TEAM Housecleaning and Janitorial. Bonded and reliable. Many references. Free estimates. 20 years experience. Call 417-655-0694 or 417-597-5171.

1500sq.ft. FOR LEASE: Office, Bath, Warehouse. $600/mo. +$400/dep. Hwy. 23 South, E.S. across from Acord's. Call Bill 479-253-4477, Derrick 479-721-4019.

UPHOLSTERY: RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL. Custom-built and furniture repair. Recliners, caning, restaurant seating and boats. Fabric and foam. Free estimates. 479-363-6583

COMMERCIAL OR OFFICE SPACE, 3022 E. Van Buren, Suite F, below Amish Collection. For immediate occupancy. Call Rex at 479-981-0081 or Joe at 479-981-0404, 9a.m. to 5p.m.

For Rent

DEVELOPING OFFICE, STUDIO, WORKSHOP or Multi-use spaces. Plenty of paved parking! Energy efficient building. Located at the edge of the woods in beautiful Eureka Springs, Ark. 479-981-0820.

1BR Apartment $410/mo., +$410deposit, +$65 electric deposit; Newly remodeled. Non-smoker only. No pets. 870-423-9399 or 870-480-3161. 2BR/1BA, KINGS HWY. in town near hospital, walkable. Updated interior, carpet, doors. New energy efficient gas heat and hot water. Deck, wooded view. One off-street parking space. Shared W/D. $560/mo. +$560/deposit. 1 pet up to 20 lbs. Lease, references, stable work history/income required. No drama, no party animals. Behave or Begone. You pay utilities. Call 479-981-3700, ask for Bob. 3BR/1BA, LIVING, DINING, Kitchen, Family room. CH plus wood stove. In Historic district. $750/mo. 1st/Last/+$500 deposit. 479-372-8989. A 2BR/2BA HOME in quiet neighborhood. CH/A, Carport & Deck. $750/mo. 1st/last/deposit. Call 479-253-6283 or 479-253-6959. HISTORIC DISTRICT FURNISHED Seasonal Cottage house, 3BR/2BA, Deck, Gas Log Fireplace, TVs in all bedrooms & living room. $1500/mo., $500/dep., all utilities paid. NO pets, NO smoking. Available Dec. 10th-April 1st. 479-253-8920 Call for website photos. HOLIDAY ISLAND UPDATED 2BR/1BA, 15 Woodsdale Dr., Quiet well maintained 4-plex. Spacious condo, porch, W/D in unit, good storage, nice kitchen with all appliances, $570 includes your water/trash. Call or text 763-244-7707 or see more at http://fayar.craigslist.org/apa/4600685106.html JUST OFF HISTORIC LOOP, 1BR Apartment. Quiet neighborhood. Patio&gazebo. Wi-fi available. No Pets. Year'Round employment &references. 1yr. lease. $550/mo. utilities included. 479-253-5719 LOWER LEVEL OF TWO-STORY house for rent. 2000sq.ft., 3BR,2BA(ea.w/jacuzzi), large LR, laundry room/kitchen, $950/mo. Private mountain top, mile dirt road, ten minutes to downtown E.S., off Hwy 23. Serious inquiries only, 479-445-4325 or sandsynar@yahoo.com SEASONAL-WINTER,FURNISHED~''All-Inclusive'': Historic District. Studio $600/mo. +1st/last/dep. Private entrance, parking and patio, jacuzzi. No Pets, No Smoking. References. Nov.1-May1. 479-981-2507 STORAGE SHEDS AVAILABLE at Bass Lane Storage on Holiday Island. 479-253-1772 or cell 262-496-5025.

Classifieds work! Call the Lovely County Citizen today and place your ad. (479) 253-0070.

Vehicles for Sale '81 CORVETTE. MAHOGANY metallic, T-tops, 41,500 miles, 2nd owner. $10,000 firm. Call 515-371-4746.

Misc. for Sale 16' x 20' LOG HOME KIT. Dove-tailed and drilled for electric. $5900 or will complete. 479-253-2383 DERKSEN PORTABLE BUILDINGS for sale or rent-to-own. Hwy. 62 West, across from Walmart, Berryville. No credit check. Free Delivery. 870-423-1414 DOG PEN 10' x 10' x 6'. Excellent condition! Includes Igloo house. $300/OBO. 479-981-4444

Wanted I BUY AND REMOVE 1972 and older vehicles, running or non-running. Reasonable prices paid. Vintage Vehicles. Call Bill at 479-253-4477. WONDERLAND ANTIQUES BUYS/SELLS antiques, primitives, unique vintage items. Open 10a.m.-5p.m. Closed Tuesday/Wednesday. Hwy. 62 East of Eureka 3 miles. 479-253-6900

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sorption. Simply Google “(name of the drug) nutritional deficiency” and you’ll get information, and then add supplements accordingly to counteract any deficiencies. Is it any wonder at all why we have so many sick and medically disabled people in our country? So this is what I suggest be done to keep your health strong. Support your local farmer’s market as much as possible. Avoid sugar along with processed grains opting for fresh flavors. Walk everyday and get a good night’s sleep (theanine and melatonin are good for this), supplement daily with a quality multivitamin and a potent probiotic.

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biker on a trail,” she said. Carol plans to sell only 25 prints of each painting in the series, mixed-media pieces that combine her skills in design, digital art, painting and photography with her interest in bikes. Wayne, whose photograph of a local bike rally was on the cover of “Trike Magazine,” will have his photographs and jewelry displayed at Art & Soul. The gallery space was formerly the showroom of a glass blower who lived and worked on site. After buying the property, Wayne remodeled the building inside and out, including opening up the ceiling and installing wood floors in the 1,100 square-foot galley. He also moved walls to create Carol’s studio and remodeled the 2,600 square-foot living area behind and below the gallery. “We did put our art and our soul into this,” Carol said. Carol continues to teach -- she is a special education teacher at Eureka Schools. She and Wayne are also musicians, and plan to host open mike nights at the gallery with songs and storytelling. The cou-

ple would like to sponsor a children’s art exhibit and auction, with proceeds benefitting Make a Wish Foundation. Like Carol’s art, their vision for the gallery extends beyond the boundaries of the physical world. “If you visualize it,” Wayne said, “the universe will provide it.” Art & Soul is located on the east side of Eureka Springs at 7003 Highway 62 W., next to Wonderland Antiques. Open Thursdays through Mondays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More information: artndsoul.com or 479-270-1895).

CROSSWORD ANSWERS

Pet of the Week This large, very handsome, 1-year-old, tan lab and pit bull mix is Buddy (No.110). He’s very social able, good with other dogs, walks well on a leash and is almost housebroken. He’s not hyperactive and is very affectionate. Buddy is a great pet and a loyal companion. He has all his shots, is neutered and is waiting to be adopted at the Good Sheperd Animal Shelter, Hwy 62 east of Eureka Springs. The shelter is open everyday except Wednesday, or call 479-253-9188. Shelter newcomers include many small dogs and lots of lovable cats and kittens of every color and personality. Adopt a pet and save a life. Thank you for caring.

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Restaurant Guide YOUR GUIDE TO THE EATING OUT IN EUREKA SPRINGS AND THE REST OF LOVELY COUNTY

FINE DINING RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

ALL YOU CAN EAT NIGHTLY SPECIALS SERVED COUNTRY STYLE 8am-7pm Monday – Saturday

BRUNCH EVERY SUNDAY Red’s Hillbilly BBQ

Now Serving Breakfast Starting at 8am Mon-Sat

3 Parkcliff Dr. #A • Hoilday Island • 479-363-6711 • Catering 479-363-6719

Once again VOTED “BEST IN EUREKA” “BEST ITALIAN” - Around State *Runner Up “MOST ROMANTIC” - Around State

Arkansas Times 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards

Great Food Efficient Service Smoke Free Family Friendly

OPEN Wed - Sat 5-9 PM NOW SERVING SUNDAY BRUNCH 10 AM - 2 PM 304 Mundell Road, West Eureka Springs off Highway 187 479-253-5525 www.horizoneurekasprings.com

Lunch & Dinner 7 days a week

Breakfast Saturday & Sunday

Wi-Fi Access

Take-Out Available

EXTENSIVE WINE LIST FULL BAR

FEATURING Chef David Gilderson THURSDAYS LOCALS NIGHT $14.95 $16.95 Specials

LunchServing 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thurs., Fri. & Sat. Dinner Nightly Dinner Nightly p.m. pm Seating from 5:005-9 – 9:00 37 N. Main • 479-253-6756 • RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED

“A Family Atmosphere” Catfish, Burgers, Chicken & Salad All-You-Can-Eat CATFISH “The Best Around”

OUR 23rd YEAR In Eureka Springs Open 5 - 9pm Daily • FREE Parking

Playing on the deck Fri. & Sat. evenings

*Breakfast Extended to 1pm *Lunch 11am - 3pm Award Winning Coffee and Dessert

weather permitting

Open Daily 8am – 3pm Except Tues & Wed Junction of Spring & Main in Historic Downtown

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479-253-8806

Myrtie

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will not have logos, as the coach will be used by all three schools, and each has a different mascot. • Approved the Minority Teacher and Administrator Recruitment Plan. Kellogg said this was the first year the district used the census statistics for county population. “The state requires that if 10 percent of the district’s population is minorities, you have

to have zone board elections, but we’re not even close to that.” • Approved the 2014-15 budget. • Approved the stipend schedule, which is the same as last year, Kellogg said. • Returned from executive session to take the following actions: accepted the resignations of bus driver Bob Belzung and paraprofessional Gary Ritter; and approved the hiring of Bob Belzung, Mary Mourglia and Molly Rothert as paraprofessionals and Arthur Miller as bus driver.

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Annual Picnic A “Roaring” Success When the families of Eureka Springs’ two landmark hotels get together it is – excuse the pun – historic. More than 200 employees and their families came together recently to enjoy the annual picnic of the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa and the 1905 Basin Park Hotel. This year the event was held at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. “Many people talk about having ants at their picnic,” said Mary Howze, resort activities coordinator for the two hotels. “This year we had lions and tigers and bears. Oh, my! This is the second time we have held our picnic at Turpentine Creek and the families, especially the kids, love it. Not only do they get to see magnificent animals that they’ve previously only seen in books or on television, but they also get a great meal, a chance to win great prizes, and a great opportunity for creating wonderful family memories.” The evening started with guided hayrides throughout Turpentine’s recently expanded habitat area followed by an up-close look at feeding time for the “kings of the jungle” and their four-pawed, furry friends. Feeding time for two-legged friends was next with burgers, dogs and fixin’s prepared by the culinary team of the Crescent. Games and door prizes, for kids and adults, came next. During all of these activities, the assembled were enter-

tained by the melodious sounds of The Jeff Fox Band “We always have two big items on our annual picnic agenda,” Howze said. “One is the presentation of the Rising Star Scholarships and the other is now known as ‘Moyer’s Surprise.’ ” The 2014 Rising Star award, annual scholarships donated by Jack and Rachael Moyer, were presented to Chloe Stillings and Samantha Mueller. “This year’s ‘Moyer’s Surprise’, despite being ‘full of hot air’ did not come to fruition,” Howze said. “Mr. Moyer had arranged for the children to experience a tethered hot-air balloon ride. And although the balloon arrived, was placed into position, became fully inflated, it was unable to become airborne due to the exceptionally high winds that evening, a huge disappointment to all of the wide-eyed kids looking up at the gigantic, multi-colored, canvas skyscraper.” The 2013 “surprise” was a 45-minute fireworks display high above Lake Leatherwood, site of the picnic. “Our employees work their tails off to provide a memorable visit for our guests to both of our hotels throughSubmitted Photo out the year,” Moyer said. “So after a hot, grueling, yet always successful summer season, we love rewarding Employees of the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa and the them and their families with a few hours of respite and 1905 Basin Park Hotel and their families enjoyed the annual picnic recently at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. recreation.”

Main Stage Open House

Domestic Violence Awareness Benefit

Sunday, Oct. 05 at 2:00pm

featuring author, Marion Szczepanski

at The Village Writing School 177 Huntsville Rd. in Eureka Springs

Come learn about the newly formed

Carroll County Safety Network Photos by Chip Ford

ABOVE LEFT: Main Stage held its Open House to the general public Sunday. The North Main Street location saw 50-plus in attendance. Pictured are the members of the current and former boards as they slice into the ceremonial cake. ABOVE RIGHT: Main Stage mover and shaker Gary Andrews poses with his lovely wife, Rosalie, in front of a Charles Pearce piece.